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Update on life in Brussels!

I have been really caught up in settling in Brussels over the past months and I made a to do list, including a blog post on my past 3 months, so here it goes!!!

I am missing Africa like crazy and I am trying to enjoy my life in Belgium as much as I can but I have a little virus, called wanderlust, that is preventing me a bit from it.

My job is going very well and I realised two thing, the first, that I want to work in operations, and the second that I want to work in International Development, so far so good.

OCTOBER- I went to Paris for the weekend with a friend and it was amazing, great weather, great views, great food, great overall. I visited the Luvre and Versailles and it was truly breathtaking, but as much as I like visiting Paris, I would not like to live there, too crowded and urban for my liking.

NOVEMBER-  I got the chance to go back to England for an all paid residential with the British Council on active citizenship, which was awesome and I got to meet a bunch of crazy and interesting new people, as well as see some of my old friends. I also realised how much I miss England and how eager I am to go back. I also went to Leuven, a nice little town in Belgium with my friend and the "weather was perfect" as she would say.

DECEMBER- My best friends from Romania came to visit and we went to Liege, which was fun and full of shopping and laughing, so it made my life a bit better. A lot is in stall for this month but will see how it goes.

I also joined Rotaract International in Brussels and got to do a bunch of cool stuff with them for charity. Moreover, I am also fundraising for my favorite NGO, Chikumbuso in Zambia, with them, to sponsor a girl to receive education with #OperationGirl project.

Next: Back to Oxford for Christmas, which I have been spending there for the past 3 years, and then back home in Romania to catch up in January. Also, one of my friends from India moved to Holland, so between work, travelling and charity events I will go to visit him in Utrecht or Amsterdam soon.

It feels so good to tick things off a list and this one will get a major tick!!

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